Jordan Addison is only heading into his third season with the Minnesota Vikings, but that hasn't stopped some from already thinking about how long he's going to remain in purple in gold, especially after the contract extension that the New York Jets just gave wide receiver Garrett Wilson.
On Monday, the Jets and Wilson reportedly agreed to a four-year extension worth $130 million. With his new deal, the 24-year-old New York pass-catcher now ranks fifth among all wide receivers in the NFL when it comes to the average annual value of his contract ($32.5 million), ahead of guys like Tyreek Hill, A.J. Brown, and Amon-Ra St. Brown.
Wilson and Addison have put up some very comparable numbers in the last two seasons, so it's not hard to understand how this new extension has an impact on the Vikings' talented No. 2 receiver.
What the extension for New York Jets WR Garrett Wilson means for Minnesota Vikings WR Jordan Addison
Wilson was drafted in 2022, so he's been in the NFL one year longer than Addison, but the two wide receivers have put up some very similar numbers in the last two seasons. The only real advantage that Wilson has is that he's New York's true No. 1 wide receiver, while Addison is the clear No. 2 in Minnesota due to the presence of all-world pass-catcher Justin Jefferson.
But compared to Willson in the last two years, Addison has hauled in more touchdowns (19), he has a higher catch percentage (64.3), and he's averaged more yards per catch and per target.
So, yes, even though Addison is currently the No. 2 receiver with the Vikings, his future with the franchise was still impacted by the money the Jets gave to Wilson on Monday.
It's definitely still possible that Minnesota could find a way to keep Addison before he hits free agency in 2027 or 2028 (2028 if the Vikings pick up his fifth-year contract option), but then the benefit of re-signing him has to be weighed with what it would take away from other parts of the team's roster (see the current Cincinnati Bengals).
Lastly, if J.J. McCarthy turns out to be everything Minnesota has been hoping for since they selected him with the 10th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, then they're going to need a ton of cash to pay him in a few years as well.
So, there's a lot for the Vikings to consider when it comes to Addison's future with the organization, and the extension New York gave Wilson on Monday certainly didn't make things any easier to figure out.